Real runner feedback on course feel, crowd support, aid stations, and logistics (parking, hotels, restaurants).
There were a lot more hills than anticipated - but views were great. There were a lot of paths that were with a lot of cracks and not even, so ankles felt that. Lots of water and gel stations!
Beautiful course. Most of the course is on a bike path which is in good condition, and the only road section was extremely scenic with no traffic at all. Very well organized with plenty of well-staffed aid stations every 3 km or so. Obviously you don't get much crowd support at a race this small, but there were a handful of extra people cheering at every aid station. Only downside is that the wind coming off the river is pretty significant. We had a headwind the whole way this year but I imagine the course would be PR material with a tailwind.
The course doesn't feel quite as flat as it looks on the profile. There were lots of short but steep rollers around kms 25-35. Despite being net downhill that section felt the hardest.